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JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. --- The Lenoir-Rhyne University women's basketball team closed the first half with an 11-0 run, and held off a late surge by Lees-McRae College en route to a 75-63 victory on the second day of the SAC/Conference Carolinas Challenge in Holt Fieldhouse.

Lenoir-Rhyne (2-0) shot 43.2 percent from the floor in the contest, including a 54.5 percent clip in the first half, while winning the battle on the glass by a 34-25 margin. The Bobcats posted a field goal percentage of 44.4 percent on the night, converting 11-of-15 free throw attempts and outscoring the Bears, 34-30, in the paint.

Jazmine Charles led the way for Lenoir-Rhyne with a double-double, posting game-highs of 25 points and 13 rebounds, while Morgan Cooper and Jenni Gust added 17 and 11 markers, respectively. Danielle Bongiorno dished out a contest-best six assists.

The Bears jumped out to an 11-8 lead in the first half before the Bobcats countered with an 8-1 spurt, claiming a 16-12 advantage on a triple by Cakarevic with 12:08 left on the clock. Lenoir-Rhyne would battle back, opening a 32-29 margin following a three-point play from Cooper at the 3:35 mark.

After Lees-McRae responded with a 4-0 spurt, the Bears answered with an 11-0 run, taking a 43-33 lead into the intermission on a pair of freebies by Krystal Patton. The Bobcats fought back in the second half, cutting the margin to 46-40 on a jumper by Lewis at the 15:07 mark.

Lenoir-Rhyne answered with an 18-7 surge, pushing the advantage to 64-47 following a Cooper lay-in with under seven minutes to play. The Bobcats refused to give in, fighting back with an 11-0 run to trim the lead to 64-58 on a Collins jumper at the 3:51 mark.

The Bears would stop the bleeding with an 11-5 spurt over the last three and a half minutes, closing out the win with a quartet of freebies by Charles to equal the final margin of 75-63.

Lees-McRae returns to the court on Wednesday when the Bobcats host Mars Hill University in their home opener at 6 p.m. in Williams Gymnasium.